The Jubilee Year of Hope is underway.  Pope Francis opened the St. Peter’s Basilica Holy Door on December 24, 2024, and Bishop Golka welcomed the Jubilee for our diocese on December 29, the Feast of the Holy Family.

SEDALIA. Sister of Mercy Peg Maloney died Jan. 2 at age 70. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 11 at Regis Chapel in Denver. Burial followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. Rev. Thomas Francis Lemos, C.S.C., 76, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on Dec. 30, 2024, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 6 at Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame. Burial followed at the Congregation of Holy Cross cemetery in Notre Dame.

NEW YORK. Timothée Chalamet convincingly portrays storied musician and songwriter Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” (R, Searchlight), a well-crafted recreation of the early years of the iconic performer’s career. Both mature subject matter and salty vocabulary, however, mark the film as suitable for older moviegoers only.

Happy New Year! As we begin 2025, many of us are making our traditional new year resolutions on how we might live our lives better, develop healthier habits, and so on.

This is also a great opportunity to consider spiritual new year resolutions, especially as we begin the Jubilee Year of Hope. There are many spiritual resolutions we might consider, but I would like to suggest three that will help us to grow in being witnesses of joy and hope in our world.